Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-05-05
Gray.
tBy Moses.l
SUNNY SIDE.

The present prevailing hurricane bids
fair to blow all the small grain out Of the
ground.
Miss Evans made an over Sunday visit
with her sister, Mrs. Frank Mclaughlin.
Ora Corner is at home again, after q
three months soiourn in Omaha. They
always come back. We expect Ruggles
and Lockard in a week or two.
A deputy U. 5. marshal was in Gray
last week on official business. He only
made short stay.
Mr. Benson is digging we'll back OF
his residence. Wen diggers have plenty
of work here, this spring.
The past few days have been exceeding
ly windy and dry. Crops are beginning
to need rain quite badly.
We understand that Ben Brookfield will
break out quarter section OF land this
season This would seem TO indicate that
Ben is enjoying financial prosperity.
Hepp u Friese have been putting up a
lot Of road scrapers for use in Lincoln
township. They are we'll made. as is all
the work that goes out Of that shop.
Ex.Marshal Walkup and son, OF Audi
bon, paid visit to Mr.. and Mrs. ]. 5.
Fisher on Saturday OF last week.
w. J. Lancelot and wife attended the
funeral OF Mr. Luse, at Cameron Center
last week.
William Suffer and wife visited with
Bert Lebecks family last Sunday.
Mr.. Daily, of Coon Rapids, has been
delivering lot of fruit and shade trees
during the past week to farmers living in
the vicinity Of Gray.
Elmer Benson and wife are the happy
parents Of a fine, healthy, underground
girl, born on the eth ult.
The indications are that in spite Of the
lateness of the season, a large amount of
corn will be planted during the present
week. All on account of fall blowing.
During the prevalence of a heavy gale,
last Thursday, a child of Mr.. Finnerty's,
in playing with matches, succeeded in set
ting fire to a lot of loose straw in the back
yard. 1t made big blaze and scare for
short time, but did no damage, as the
"bucket gang" was on hand in less than
no time. Had the wind been from the
southeast that fire would have made farm
land of our town site in very short order
We suggest the propriety Of keeping
matches out OF the reach of kids of that
age
Messrs. Watman and Allen were in
Gray last Saturday looking over their new
field of labor. They were quite disap-
pointed, their press and material not arriv-
ing as the expected.
The wives and lady friends of the men,
bers of the band alt down" on the boys
while practicing in the band room last
Saturday evening, bringing with them
baskets full Of the finest products Of the
art Of cookery, The manipulators of wind
were greatly unnerved by the suddenness
of the invasion, but when the ladies called
on them to select their partners they re-
covered sufficiently to obey, after which
the entire party retired to the rooms of
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Fisher and proceeded
to sample the contents of the baskets.
When the sampling was completed there
was but little OF the goods left. The even.
ing was a most enjoyable one to all present.
DR.. Stein and A. McPhee, of Manning.
attended church in Gray Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. McPhee has just returned from a
prospecting trip in Kansas. He will move
to that state in short time.
Mr.. Foote preached to us, Sunday, an
interesting sermon. An approaching storm
compelled him to cut his remarks short,
however.
Mrs. Swiger and daughter have been
sick for a number of days, requiring the
care of a doctor. They are recovering.
Geo. Weaver, Fred Hepp and Hans
Hansen went to Audubon Monday morn
ing.